The Panel

The Pre-Panel for 16 December 2025

Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton.
 
First up, Hauraki Mayor Toby Adams says council staff are copping serious threats from members of the public over increases in water rates. 

Then, a bowling club at Auckland's Point Chevalier has had it's existence threatened by a lack of clarity about who owns the land.

Photo: John Bisset/Stuff/Supplied

 
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton, Part 2
 
In part two, as the world recognises the bravery of the man who stepped in to stop one of the Bondi Beach shooters, it begs the question, what's the right thing to do in that scenario? 

Then, the panel heads to Dunedin to meet a conservationist who's swapping the New Zealand summer for an icy boat ride to Antarctica. 

Point Chevalier Bowls Club president Simon Munro. Photo: RNZ / Jessica Hopkins

 
The Panel Plus
 
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan.
 
Then, fashion critic Emma Gleason comes along to advise on what's best to wear this festive season.

Work Christmas party. Photo: 123rf